Tomato “Sugar Pudovichok”: description and features of growing the variety

Description and characteristics of the variety

Sugar Pudovich tomatoes are meaty and very tasty. Ideal for preparing tomato pastes, juices, ketchups and sauces. For the winter, a variety of canned snacks and lecho are prepared from them. The fruits are quite large, shaped like a ball, only slightly flattened, pink-red in color.

Juiciness is characterized as medium, with a fleshy, grainy center. The bush grows up to 1.5 m if it is grown in a greenhouse. Directly in the garden, the height is slightly less - about 1 m. The fruits grow in clusters, 5-6 pieces on each branch. The plant usually has 5–6 branches. The yield from one bush is from 30 to 35 pieces.

The trunk of the bush usually has two dense stems. The rhizome is small in size, taprooted. The foliage is ordinary, with sharp tips, in light and dark shades of green. The average harvest weight is between 6–8 kg. Novosibirsk scientists selected tomatoes of the Sugar Pudovich variety at the end of the twentieth century and registered them in 1999. The company’s activities are aimed at breeding varieties of various plants that can grow and bear fruit in the cold Siberian climate.

Characteristics

• The fruits of the Sugar Pudovik in a ripe state are red, flat-round, even.
• The fruit size is large, the average weight of one tomato reaches 500-600 g.
• The dry matter content is high.
• There are more seed chambers than in small-fruited tomatoes; their number on average is about 3-4 pieces.
• The seeds are few, small, without a pronounced protective film shell, and are easily separated from the pulp.

Thanks to the low amount of juice and high amount of solids, Sugar Pudovich is excellent for preparing fresh salads and snacks, for preparing pasta or sauces, as well as canning salads.

You can compare the weight of the fruits of this variety with others in the table:

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

Like all cultivated plants, tomatoes of the variety in question are not without their advantages and disadvantages.

• Advantages:
• tolerate cold weather well;
• plants are not picky about care;
• high productivity;
• large-sized fruits;
• wonderful taste;
• excellent attitude towards transportation;
• versatility of use, can be consumed raw and in the form of preparations.

Did you know? The cultivation of tomatoes began by local Indian tribes in South America about 8-9 thousand years ago.

• Flaws:
• the variety is semi-determinate, which means that the bushes need to be tied up;
• stepsons are formed that need to be removed;
• due to the fact that tomatoes are quite large and heavy, branches can break under their weight;
• in case of improper watering, there may be problems;
• whole tomatoes are not suitable for pickling and pickling;
• weakly resistant to harmful insects and diseases.

Characteristics of tomato Sugar Pudovich

When choosing a tomato variety, you need to know its characteristics, the purpose of cultivation (harvesting or fresh use), the place of cultivation (greenhouse or open ground), and the condition of the soil.

Main characteristics of the variety:

• indeterminate;
• disease resistance – average;
• productivity – high (up to 8 kg per bush);
• bush height – 100-120cm (in a greenhouse up to 140cm);
• average ripening time (110-115 days);
• it is possible to form 2 stems;
• cultivation - greenhouse, open ground;
• formation of up to 6 brushes on a bush.

Description of the fruit:

• shape – flat-round, slightly ribbed;
• color – raspberry – red;
• weight – 300-600g;
• seed chambers – 3-4;
• few seeds;
• taste – sweet;
• pulp – fleshy, juicy, sugary;
• consumption - fresh, salads, lecho, juices, sauces;
• transportation – tolerates well.

Basic growing rules

To obtain a rich harvest, you need to adhere to the rules and recommendations of specialists at all stages of the plant growth process. For timely planting, you need to look at the long-term weather forecast and find out when the frosts will stop. By counting down 55–65 days from this date, you can almost accurately determine the day of sowing the seedlings. If you plan to plant in greenhouse conditions, then you can plant the seeds 2-3 weeks earlier.

Growing seedlings

Stage 1. Carrying out antiseptic treatment of seeds and soil.

Seeds purchased in bags at points of sale do not need to be disinfected. However, if these are seeds that you prepared yourself, then they need pre-processing. They may have a fungal, bacterial or viral infection.

To do this, you can make one of the proposed solutions that will kill the infection:

1. Potassium permanganate solution 1%, in a proportion of 1 g per 100 ml of water. Place the seeds wrapped in gauze into the prepared solution and leave for 15–20 minutes. It is imperative to note the time; you cannot overdo it. If you wait too long, seed germination may decrease.
2. Soda 0.5% solution, in a ratio of 0.5 g of soda per 100 ml of water. Soak the seeds with the prepared solution for a day. Soda solution, in addition to its antiseptic properties, also promotes faster fruiting.
3. The drug "Fitosporin". It is offered in liquid and bulk form. Take 1 drop of the liquid preparation and mix it with 100 ml of water. Using the powder, make a solution in the ratio of 0.5 teaspoon of powder per 100 ml of water. Soak the seeds for 1-2 hours.

Various infections can live in the soil, just like in seeds.
Therefore, all soil that is supposed to be used for planting must be treated. There are several such methods:

1. Pour the earth onto a baking sheet and fry in the oven for 10–15 minutes at a temperature of +180…+200°C.
2. Microwave for 1-2 minutes at 850 W.
3. Treatment with boiling water: to do this, place the soil in a container with holes and pour out a small amount of boiling water.
4. Pour in a steep solution of potassium permanganate.

Important! The soil that has been disinfected should be moistened and left to “settle” at room temperature for 10–12 days. During this time, the soil will be filled with beneficial organisms that will have a beneficial effect on the planted plants.

Stage 2. Sowing seedlings.

Pour moistened soil into the container, make grooves to a depth of approximately 1 cm, at a distance of 3-4 cm from each other. Place the seeds at approximately a distance of 1–2 cm from each other: the greater the distance between the seeds, the longer the seedlings can be left unplanted. Sprinkle the sown seeds with soil.

The top must be covered with film or glass to ensure a constant microclimate, the humidity in which should be 80–90%. It is best to place the container with sown seedlings near a radiator or heater. For successful germination, seeds need a temperature of +25...+30°C. You need to monitor the condition of the soil daily.

If the soil is dry, it needs to be moistened with a spray bottle, and if high humidity has formed, the soil should be dried by opening the glass. If mold appears as a result of high humidity, you need to carefully remove the top layer, water the soil with a solution of potassium permanganate or use an antifungal drug for watering. This could be Fundazol or Fitosporin.

Depending on the air temperature surrounding the seedlings, the first shoots after sowing will appear in:

• +25…+28°C – 3–4 days;
• +20…+25°C – 5–6 days;
• +10…+12°C – 12–15 days.

Did you know? Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus, who gave names to many plants, named tomatoes Solanum lycopersicum, which means wolf peaches.

Stage 3. Proper care.

Tomatoes love light. Therefore, the seedlings need to be placed in the brightest place. If there is little natural light, then additional lighting with fluorescent lamps is recommended. Seedlings love a humid climate. Therefore, seedlings need to be accustomed to normal humidity gradually. You can open the film or glass for short periods of time every day. The crops can be fully opened only after 1–2 weeks.

You need to water carefully, right up to the stem. To do this, it is better to use a pipette or syringe without a needle. The soil should not be wet or dry. The taller the seedlings become, the more water they require. You need to water either in the morning or during the day. To obtain healthy shoots, plants need to be fed with special fertilizers 2-3 weeks after the first shoots appear.

Stage 4. Transplantation.

Picking (transplanting) into a large container is carried out for the first time after the first leaves appear. Plants must be replanted carefully and be sure to do so so that a bunch of soil remains on the roots. The second time the pickling is done 2-3 weeks after the first into an even larger container of at least 0.5 liters.

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Preparing the site for planting

Tomatoes need loose and fertile soil for rich fertility. It must be prepared in the fall. The soil must be dug up and sprinkled with ash - one glass per m². Ash deoxidizes the soil and acts as a mineral fertilizer. The next layer is sawdust, 3–5 cm thick, in order to make the earth lighter and more porous. All soil will settle well until spring.

In spring, feed the soil with potassium and phosphate fertilizers. A mixture of chernozem and peat soil in a 1:1 ratio is suitable for tomatoes. A few days before planting, the soil must be treated with a solution of potassium permanganate.

Technology of planting seedlings

It is recommended to replant tomato bushes into the ground no earlier than March 20–25. It is better to choose a day for this that is not sunny, but cool, cloudy and windless.

Step by step:

1. First you need to make holes at a distance of approximately 40–60 cm from each other in one row. Add a quarter of a bucket of compost, 1 cup of wood ash, you can add fertilizer, and a few shovels of soil into the hole, then mix everything.
2. Plant in holes, and deepen the stem by 2–3 cm.
3. In a watering can you can dilute fertilizer, saturated with microorganisms for better fertility, and water the planted seedlings with it.
4. Cover the stem with soil so that there remains a hole for watering.
5. Pour plenty of plain water on top and sprinkle with dry soil.

Features of cultivation

The Sugar Pudovik tomato variety gives a good harvest when planted in open ground in mid-latitudes. The tomato is recommended for cultivation in the Far East, Moscow region and Siberia. In more severe climatic conditions, Sugar Pudovich tomatoes are recommended to be grown in greenhouses and hotbeds.

A disinfected substrate of soil and humus is poured into the prepared container, compacted a little and furrows 1 cm deep are made.

Before planting, seeds are treated with the growth stimulator Zircon. This will speed up the seed germination process. Planting material is sown in furrows at intervals of 2 cm from each other, covered with a layer of peat and watered with warm water from a spray bottle. The container is covered with film and left in a warm place for germination. When sprouts appear on the surface of the soil, the film is removed and the container is moved to a well-lit place.

Picking into separate cups is carried out after the formation of 1-2 true leaves.

The seedlings are transferred to a permanent place 60-65 days after germination. Planting scheme: 4 seedlings per 1 sq. meter.

According to the rules of crop rotation, the predecessors of tomatoes can be legumes, cabbage, cucumbers, and carrots.

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Features of tomato care

Tomatoes, like any other plants, respond well to care. Let's consider the most necessary procedures, by performing which you can get a rich harvest of tomatoes.

Irrigation rates

In dry weather, tomatoes can be watered generously. In normal climates, watering should be carried out every 1–2 days, provided that 6–7 liters of water are poured into each hole.

Important! When the tomatoes grow, the watering rate can be increased.

With the appearance of the first reddened fruits, there is no need to water abundantly to avoid wateriness of the fruits. It is recommended that the water for watering tomatoes is not cold.

Feeding

Tomatoes need additional nutrition. Natural remedies are used for seedlings. For example, a mixture of manure and grass is perfect. You can buy fertilizers based on guano, vermicompost, and humic fertilizers. When feeding seedlings with fertilizers, the dose should be reduced by half from that recommended for a particular product.

Stepping and bush formation

Tomatoes need to be pruned. Cut off the stems that grow above the first branch. It is recommended to tear off the leaves located below the first cluster after the ovary has formed.

Loosening the soil and weeding

Before planting, be sure to dig and loosen the soil. Weeds around the bushes must be weeded out.

Diseases and pests of the Sugar Pudovich variety

Although the variety in question tolerates harsh climates well, it is not resistant to many diseases and pests. The most common enemies of this crop are late blight and tobacco mosaic infection. In greenhouse conditions, tomatoes often suffer from brown spot. Among the insects that harm plants are cutworm caterpillars, spider mites, and wireworms.

To avoid these troubles you need to:

• antiseptic treatment of seeds and soil;
• treatment of bushes with special means aimed at protecting against diseases and pests.

Care

Tomatoes of this variety require the following care procedures throughout their life: watering, fertilizing, mulching and pruning. Additionally, you can carefully loosen the soil and remove weeds. Fertilizers should be fertilized according to a specific schedule.

• At the end of May, a solution of saltpeter is used (200 g of saltpeter in 6 liters of water).
• In mid-June - potassium nitrate (1 ampoule per 3 liters of water).
• In August you need to use superphosphate (30 g of superphosphate per 5 liters of water).

Young shoots are watered once a week. And adult bushes need to be watered every 4 days.

In the second half of August, mulching is usually carried out. Humus or sawdust is used for it. This procedure is aimed at protecting the soil and roots from cold weather.

Pruning bushes involves removing side shoots and thinning. This is necessary so that the sun's rays penetrate inside the bush, and the tomatoes ripen faster.

Harvest and storage

Tomatoes should be harvested when the fruits have just begun to turn brown. In the warmth, they will ripen in a week, and their taste will be no different from tomatoes picked from the bush.

Wooden boxes are best suited for storing tomatoes. Dry, whole, healthy fruits need to be packed tightly into them. Place these boxes in a cool place, preferably non-residential and ventilated. Using this method, tomatoes will last for 2 months. Thus, in order for the beds to delight you with a rich harvest of tomatoes, you need to adhere to the basic rules. Grow with pleasure and enjoy delicious fruits.

Reviews

Marina

The fruits of the Sugar Giant tomatoes, as described, are large and, which is very pleasing, tasty, juicy, and fleshy. I grew it in a greenhouse and grew to 1.8 meters. But this year the weather was unstable, there was a lot of rain, and the leaves turned brown. I had to pick the tomatoes a little ahead of schedule, not fully ripened. By the way, the tomatoes, when ripe, did not lose their taste. I would like to try planting the variety again. I will take into account the shortcomings in my experience: I will process the greenhouse.

Alexandra (Omsk region)

Sugar puff was grown in open ground, under film. The bushes grew tall, I had to tie up both the bush and the brushes, otherwise they would have broken, because the tomatoes had grown large and in abundance. Everyone was pleased with the taste, and I especially love sugar tomatoes. The variety turned out to be resistant to diseases and did not suffer from anything until the frost. I will continue to grow Sugar Pudding today!